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Senior Tigers Update: September 26, 2019

VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY ISLAND SERIES
Our Varsity Field Hockey Team travelled to Vancouver Island last week to play an exhibition series against some Island teams. YHS defeated Brentwood College 4-0 and St. Michaels University School (SMUS) 2-0 but lost to Shawnigan Lake School 5-3. The Tigers had a great time exploring the amazing new athletic facility at Brentwood College and enjoying the turf at Shawnigan Lake. Good luck this weekend at the UBC Tournament with games Thursday and Friday at UBC.

The Senior Tigers Field Hockey Team is also playing at UBC this week with games Thursday and Friday at UBC.

JUNIOR FIELD HOCKEY ISLAND SERIES
Our Junior Tigers played their very first game this week at Andy Livingston on Tuesday. They had time to pose for a picture before the game and while they lost a close match to Crofton House (CHS), they had a great time.

 

JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL TEAM PLACED 2ND AT SEAQUAM TOURNAMENT
The Tigers Junior (Grade 9-10) Volleyball Team placed 2nd at an early-season tournament at Seaquam Secondary School in Delta last week. The young Tigers include two Grade 10s and ten Grade 9s and are a talented and committed team.

Congratulations to the team and good luck in upcoming league games which take place on Wednesdays. The next Junior Tigers home games are on Wednesday, October 2.

 

SWIM TEAM TRAINING
The Tigers swimmers have been hard at work in the fitness room and in the pool. Swimmers practice Mondays after school with some fitness room training then head to St. George’s pool Monday evenings and Wednesday mornings. Swim meets are coming up on September 30 with a time trial meet at St. George’s followed by ISAs at Watermania on October 10. Good Luck swimmers!

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Junior Tigers Update: September 26, 2019

VOLLEYBALL
Three weeks into our volleyball season and all four teams have played their first games. Our Grade 7 teams both traveled to Crofton House for their first league games on the season. Although the Tigers came up short on the scoreboard, the first game of the season always provides a great litmus test of where we are. This experience was no exception. 

The Grade 6 team endured one of our longer road trips when they traveled to Southridge School for some exhibition games against both Southridge and WPGA. The Tigers had a lot of fun, and all teams learned a lot as they made the jump from Grade 5 Atomic Tripleball to Grade 6 Tripleball. 

The Grade 5 team made the big trip out to Maple Ridge to play against Meadowridge. It is a long trip indeed, yet the opportunity to play in first our volleyball game is always exciting. The Tigers put their practice in to play, to serve, bump, and rotate around the court against Meadowridge and Stratford Hall. 

CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING
Our first race of the season is fast approaching. The Tigers Cross-Country team is participating in the Festival of Cross Country hosted by Ocean Athletics. The race will be held at Crescent Park in South Surrey. The girls have been working very hard for the past three weeks, and many of them are looking forward to the race of the season. Good luck Tigers!

OTHER ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITIES
Over the past couple of years, we have had an opportunity to develop many relationships with a few community-based athletic clubs. Last week I wrote about our relationship with Split Second Basketball. This week I would like to introduce you to  SMASH Volleyball. SMASH Volleyball is unique in the volleyball club community as they provide playing opportunities for girls of all abilities, from high-level players to an in-house league for girls who are new and still learning volleyball. Several Yorkies have found their way to SMASH over the past few years. Recently, we brought SMASH coaches in to provide coaching development to our staff coaches. The relationship has been a smashing success 🙂 If your daughter is looking for more volleyball opportunities, please visit the SMASH Volleyball website to register. In addition, you can use the code: YorkHouse20 to receive a $20 discount.

ATHLETICS EXPLAINED
Please join David Prissinotti, Senior School Athletics Director and Brent Jackson, Junior School Athletics Coordinator, for an opportunity to ask any questions you might have regarding extra-curricular athletics at York House School.

GRADE 3-12 ATHLETICS COFFEE MORNING
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
8:30-9:30 am
YHS Cafeteria
RSVP here